Unfortunately glass patio furniture can sometimes break. This can be caused by the elements, standard wear and tear or faulty manufacturing as is often the case with cheaper mass produced items of glass patio furniture. Futureglass has been manufacturing glass patio furniture for over two decades now and have industry leading experience and knowledge to provide glass patio furniture that is designed to withstand the test of time.
In the event of broken glass patio furniture, Futureglass is able to supply custom sized glass patio tops. This allows you the option of repairing your garden furniture instead of being forced to purchase a new patio set.
Our online price calculator will even provide you with an instant quote for a bespoke product. Simply fill out the required options for your replacement glass patio top and the page will automatically update displaying your price.
The first option you have to choose for your replacement glass patio top is the shape. We can provide round glass, oval glass, square glass, barrel glass and rectangle glass. We can also produce custom shaped glass to a DXF file. Once you have chosen your shape the page will ask you to input the required dimensions for your replacement glass patio top. Simply input your required dimensions in millimetres.
You can then decide whether or not you would like polished edges on your replacement glass patio top. Edge polishing is a simple process we recommend for exposed glass edges as it takes the sharpness away, resulting in a safer glass patio top. However if your glass patio top is sitting within a frame, and has no exposed edges, polished edges may not be necessary for your replacement glass patio top. If you have any confusion as to whether this option is for you or not, please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss what is best for you replacement glass patio top.
The next thing for you to decide is the desired thickness of your replacement glass patio top. The required thickness can depend on many things. The first being whether or not the replacement glass patio top will sit within a recessed frame. If the answer to this question is yes then measuring the depth of the recession will tell you how thick your replacement glass patio top should be. If the replacement top is not sitting within a frame then the required thickness for your replacement glass patio top will depend on how the glass top is to be supported. If the top is supported across the entire surface area then a 6mm glass thickness should be fine. If not we would recommend 10mm glass thickness for your replacement glass patio top. If you have any doubt about what glass thickness will work best for your replacement glass patio top, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Futureglass offers you the ability to choose from a selection of glass types when ordering your replacement glass patio top. The glass we use for our replacement glass patio tops is always toughened and this choice is purely cosmetic. Please note, we do not always hold stock of these different glass types and are therefore unable to provide physical samples however we do have example images if you would like some examples before ordering your replacement glass patio top.
Parasols are a common and much loved feature of patio furniture and so we allow you to specify whether or not you require a central hole in your replacement glass patio top to allow for a parasol to be fitted.
With all of those options selected your last choice is whether or not you would like to decorate the glass of your replacement glass patio top. We offer a range of glass decoration options which allows you to custom colour your replacement glass patio top or sandblast it.
Once all of your options have been selected the page will automatically display the price for your replacement glass patio top. If you then have any special requests or anything you would like us to consider, you can use our special instructions section to detail these. Please note whilst we will always try our best to accommodate your requirements we cannot guarantee that we will always be able to.
If you have any further questions about your replacement glass patio top please don't hesitate to ask us.
Many people wonder, when debating whether or not glass furniture is really for them, if glass furniture is safe. Glass has a reputation for being quite weak and prone to dangerous breakages which, whilst not entirely undeserved, isn’t strictly true. Particularly when talking about toughened glass.
You may be wondering now, if glass so strong and durable how comes I've heard all these stories of glass patio tables exploding recently? You would be well within your rights to ask this question and Futureglass would like to help shed some light on the situation.
First, here's some fun facts about toughened glass:
So if toughened glass is so capable of such feats of strength why have tables been exploding?
A common cause of this is that quite simply the design and or manufacturing is flawed. Glass placed within a metal frame, particularly garden furniture for the summer, has to be granted tolerances, and gasketed accordingly. The metal frame will grow and shrink throughout the day and unless this has been taken into account unnecessary pressure will be placed on the glass which can cause it to break. Gaskets remove the pressure points of uneven metal and share the load. This is often the case with mass produced imported furniture. Design flaws often go overlooked until after the incident has occurred because these products are manufactured by people without the understanding, care or skill who sell to retailers who are often staffed by buyers who simply do not have the specific expert knowledge and experience required.
This is why specialist manufacturers are important. Professional glass furniture manufacturers have the knowledge and the training to understand not only how to design and make a beautiful product but also how it will be used and how this will ultimately affect the product. When purchasing from an independent design and manufacturing specialist you pay for this expertise which makes an engineered product designed to last.
When broken, toughened glass forms small relatively harmless granules. A good way of picking up these granules is to get the nozzle of a hoover and place a pair of fine tights over the nozzle end, then simply hoover up the granules and place them into a lidded container. Plastic bags are often unable to take the full weight of the glass table top and will likely split when lifted, so wrap in old newspaper or put into a sturdy box.
In terms of replacing your table top, you can appeal to the retailer who sold you the table, however there is no guarantee that a replacement won’t fall foul to the same issue. We would recommend going to an independent glass furniture manufacturer, many of whom are more than willing to provide a custom made replacement glass table top. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us.